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Date:      Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:54:36 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org, "E. J. Cerejo" <ecerejo@optonline.net>
Subject:   Re: Xorg errs after updating ports
Message-ID:  <44odg2h4wz.fsf@Lowell-Desk.lan>
In-Reply-To: <20070916162803.GA4404@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> (Frank Shute's message of "Sun\, 16 Sep 2007 17\:28\:03 %2B0100")
References:  <001a01c7f7e1$eb29b5b0$0201a8c0@home9ccad298d7> <44odg23hjq.fsf@Lowell-Desk.lan> <20070916162803.GA4404@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk>

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"Frank Shute" <frank@esperance-linux.co.uk> writes:

> On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 08:45:29AM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
>>
>> Quoting from /usr/ports/UPDATING (which may itself have been updated
>> after you did your ports download, so you may not yet have this advice
>> on your hard disk):
>> 
>>   Users of nvidia-driver will have to make sure Composite extension is
>>   turned off and start Xorg with the following command:
>> 
>>   $ startx -- -ignoreABI
>> 
>>   The -ignoreABI option is a Xorg option. If you're using gdm, kdm or
>>   xdm, you will have to modify your configuration file so that Xorg
>>   starts with this option.
>> 
>>   An updated nvidia-driver should be released soon.
>
> I thought from the parent post that he was using the nv driver (the
> free Xorg one: nv(4x)) and not the commercial one which I believe is
> named nvidia in xorg.conf.

Hmm.  Yes, I think you're right.  Nonetheless, the workaround will be
the same until the xf86-video-nv port is rebuilt to the new X.Org ABI.



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